Zepita District

Zepita District
Distrito de Zepita
Sipita distritu
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Capital Zepita
Government
  Mayor Ricardo Felipe Jiménez Castilla (2011-2014)
Area
  Total 546.57 km2 (211.03 sq mi)
Elevation 3,831 m (12,569 ft)
Population (2007 census)
  Total 19,796
  Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210407

Zepita District is one of seven districts of the province Chucuito in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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